Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
S. 622
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11184ac03.doc
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on General
Summary: DSS, fifty percent of appropriated funds to be awarded to grants for nonprofit and faith-based organizations; county boards to receive funds based on population; county boards to promulgate guidelines
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/16/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-29 4/16/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-29 4/17/2003 Senate Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-17 4/17/2003 Senate Committed to Committee on General SJ-17
View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-1-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MUST BE EXPENDED FOR AWARDING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN FULFILLING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT, TO DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS TO COUNTY BOARDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROPORTIONATELY BASED ON POPULATION, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR SOLICITING AND AWARDING GRANTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 43 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 43-1-250. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, fifty percent of funds appropriated to the department must be expended for awarding grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations to assist the department in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this title, Chapter 7, Title 20, and other applicable provisions of law. Funds must be appropriated to county boards of social services based proportionately on population. The department shall promulgate regulations developing criteria and procedures to be used by the county boards in soliciting grant proposals and in awarding grants."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
This web page was last updated on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 10:18 A.M.